Milton Township has higher household incomes than 89% of U.S. towns
6.8% of residents live below the poverty line, against 11.8% across Illinois. The two grades for Milton Township are A for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Milton Township
Milton Township trades workers with the towns around it
Milton Township has about as many jobs (49,455) as working residents (54,014), but they are mostly different people: 45,897 residents leave for work each day while 41,338 people come in. Only 16% of the jobs in Milton Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Milton Township works from home
26% of Milton Township workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Time on the road ↓
Milton Township draws workers from far and wide
The 49,455 jobs in Milton Township are filled from a wide area. Milton Township’s own residents hold 16% and the ten next-biggest home towns 23%; the other 61% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Milton Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Milton Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #167 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Milton Township’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Milton Township could be anywhere from A− to A.
How many people are in Milton Township by day
On a workday 45,897 residents head out to work, 8,117 work right here, and 41,338 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 27 minutes each way for Milton Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Milton Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43,341 commuters (the 25% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
19% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Milton Township clocks in
19% of workers
8% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Jobs in Milton Township: what the 49,455 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Milton Township, 2013 → 2023: 48,943 → 49,455. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Milton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Milton Township to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Milton Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Milton Township is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns, #71 of 768 in Illinois. Both inputs place Milton Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 58,149 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 68% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 19% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 72% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.4% of Milton Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Milton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
How Milton Township ranks: 51st of 349 U.S. towns of 84,000 to 162,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 3 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
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| 8 | Wheatland Township IL | 92,693 | $173K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 6% | A+ |
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| 15 | Naperville IL | 153,114 | $155K | 4.4% | 4.5% | 17% | A |
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| 19 | Northfield Township IL | 89,835 | $137K | 7.1% | 3.5% | 16% | A |
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| 49 | The Woodlands TX | 121,002 | $141K | 5.6% | 4.9% | 15% | A |
| 50 | Columbia MD | 104,338 | $131K | 7.5% | 4.2% | 17% | A |
| 51 | Milton Township IL | 119,815 | $121K | 6.8% | 4.6% | 15% | A |
| 52 | Mission Viejo CA | 90,484 | $136K | 5.6% | 5.2% | 9% | A |
| 53 | Livonia MI | 92,603 | $98K | 4.7% | 4.6% | 16% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 349 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | D |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Milton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
12% of Milton Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Wheaton (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Milton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Township | – | A | A+ | 27 min | $121,087 |
| York Township | under 3% | A− | A | 27 min | $112,233 |
| Winfield Township | under 3% | B | A− | 27 min | $103,183 |
| Bloomingdale Township | under 3% | B+ | A− | 26 min | $99,020 |
| Lisle Township | under 3% | A | A | 28 min | $118,712 |
| Wheaton | 8% | A | A+ | 26 min | $120,008 |
| Winfield | under 3% | A | A | 29 min | $135,795 |
| Naperville | 4% | A | A | 31 min | $155,105 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Milton Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Milton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Milton Township?
$121,087 (±$2,926) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Milton Township?
6.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Milton Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Milton Township work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (19%, 21 mi), Wheaton (8%, 1 mi), Glen Ellyn (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Milton Township walkable?
Milton Township is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 11.7 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Milton Township without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 19% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Milton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Milton Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.